योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-37

श्रीराम उवाच ।
अहो चित्रं जगदिदमसत्सदिव भासते ।
अहो बृहदहो स्वस्थमहो स्फुटमहो तनु ॥ ३७ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
aho citraṃ jagadidamasatsadiva bhāsate ,
aho bṛhadaho svasthamaho sphuṭamaho tanu 37

37. śrīrāma uvāca aho citram jagat idam asat sat iva
bhāsate aho bṛhat aho svastham aho sphuṭam aho tanu

37. śrīrāma uvāca aho idam jagat citram asat sat iva
bhāsate aho bṛhat aho svastham aho sphuṭam aho tanu

37. Śrī Rāma said: Oh, how wondrous this world is! It appears as if it is both unreal and real. Oh, how vast, how tranquil, how manifest and clear, yet how subtle!

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

• चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, strange, variegated

• जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

• इदम् (idam) - this

• असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

• सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• भासते (bhāsate) - appears, shines, seems

• अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

• बृहत् (bṛhat) - vast, great, large

• अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

• स्वस्थम् (svastham) - self-abiding, healthy, tranquil

• अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

• स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - manifest, clear, distinct

• अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

• तनु (tanu) - subtle, slender, delicate

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीराम (śrīrāma) - Lord Rāma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīrāma

śrīrāma - Lord Rāma (an incarnation of Viṣṇu)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – prosperity, glory, divine, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• rāma – Rāma, pleasing, delightful
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

(indeclinable)

चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful, strange, variegated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - wonderful, strange, variegated, diverse, painting

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of citra (neuter).

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings

Present Active Participle

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (near the speaker)

असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, false

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, evil

Present Active Participle (negative)

From 'a' (not) + 'sat' (existing).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sat – existent, real, good
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular of asat (neuter).

सत् (sat) - existent, real, true

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existent, real, true, good, being

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Nominative singular of sat (neuter).

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

भासते (bhāsate) - appears, shines, seems

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhās

present tense, 3rd person singular

From root bhās.

Root: bhās (class 1)

अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

(indeclinable)

बृहत् (bṛhat) - vast, great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bṛhat

bṛhat - vast, great, large, lofty

Present Active Participle

From root bṛh (to grow, expand).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of bṛhat (neuter).

अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

(indeclinable)

स्वस्थम् (svastham) - self-abiding, healthy, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svastha

svastha - self-abiding, in one's own self, healthy, tranquil, at ease

From sva (self) + stha (standing).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sva+stha)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun
• stha – standing, existing, situated
  adjective
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular of svastha (neuter).

अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

(indeclinable)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - manifest, clear, distinct

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphuṭa

sphuṭa - burst open, manifest, clear, distinct, evident

Past Passive Participle

From root sphuṭ (to burst, open).

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Nominative singular of sphuṭa (neuter).

अहो (aho) - oh, alas, how wonderful

(indeclinable)

तनु (tanu) - subtle, slender, delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tanu

tanu - subtle, slender, delicate, small, body

From root tan (to stretch, extend, make thin).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Nominative singular of tanu (neuter).